Monday, December 3, 2012

A Review by Matthew C.

Swindle by Gordon Korman is about a boy named Griffin
(AKA The Man with the Plan) who plans a night at a decrepit old house with his
friends but finds that they all were “busy.” When
no one shows up, he goes exploring as his shrimpy accomplice Ben sleeps (later
found to be a sickness). He finds a rare baseball card worth a lot of money. He
turns it in a store but quickly finds it’s worth was lower than his hopes.
Later he sees the storeowner on TV with his baseball card claiming it was worth
over a million dollars. Being the man with the plan, he puts together a team of
allies and one enemy to side step the obtacles including a high tech security
system and take back the card.

I enjoy this book because of
its ability to create a very solid image in my mind and its funny humor. I
recommend this book to Gordan Korman fans. My favorite part was taking back the
card. This book has received many praises. I give it a two thumbs up.

A Review by Valentina

The White Giraffe was an exciting
book about girl named Martin. Martin is a daring, courageous, eager 11 year old
girl. She lives in England and then has to move to Capetown South Africa after
her parents died in a fire. Then she has to go live with her grandmother who
she has never met before. She also finds that what she dreams about happens to
her. She has been hearing stories about the white giraffe and she doesn’t know if he
is real or not. Then later in the story Martin’s grandmother finds out that
Martin keeps on sneaking out to meet the white giraffe. She finds out that the
white giraffe is in deep danger.

I like this book because of the cliff hangers
because it makes me always want to keep on reading. My favorite part is when
martin tries to ride the giraffe. I think Lauren St. John is a very detailed
writer. I give this book a 9. I recommend this book to girls who like animals
and legends.